Clifton, Arizona
Clifton, Arizona | |
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Old train depot, built 1913, now used by the Chamber of Commerce | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Motto: "Where the trail begins" | |
Location of Clifton in Greenlee County, Arizona | |
Clifton Location in the United States Clifton Clifton (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 33°01′29″N 109°17′17″W / 33.02472°N 109.28806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Greenlee |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Laura Dorrell |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.84 sq mi (38.44 km2) |
| • Land | 14.62 sq mi (37.87 km2) |
| • Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,875 ft (1,181 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,933 |
| • Density | 269.0/sq mi (103.85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-07:00 (MST) |
| ZIP code | 85533 |
| Area code | 928 |
| FIPS code | 04-14380 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413215 |
| Website | cliftonaz |
Clifton is a town in and is the county seat of Greenlee County, Arizona, United States, along the San Francisco River. As of the 2020 census, Clifton had a population of 3,933. It was a place of the Arizona copper mine strike of 1983.
Clifton and Morenci are thought to be an economic area by the Arizona Department of Commerce.